Furniture corner construction



Oct, 6, 1931. J. A. BUTKUS FURNITURE CORNER CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 24, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. '6, 1931. J. A. BUTKUS FURNITURE comma coasmuc'rxou Filed'Aug. 24, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 A ZWA Patented c t."6,

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provide a simple, cheap'an'cl eflicient corner construction forjffurniture which'shall'have -corne'rj support 1 which is indicated as being hollow. This support is providedat one side with an opening ltemovably attached to the support is a support connecting member "*3 which as" shown is made ofsheet metal cut and formed-into shape b-ysuitable dies. This 1 support connecting member consists of the inner piece l adapted to be inserted through the opening 2 and which engages the inner faceof the support 1'. Connected with the "innerpiece & are the'wedge engaging pieces 'consist'ing'of'theparts 5 'and'b bent at an fa igleto' the piece 4 and which have their ends 7 andfS 'benttowardea'oh other so aS'tQ, ffplrnropp0sing parts with'a slot 9 between few parts and means fjof which thefconstruction can be easily assembled and di'si e dif 4 Y on;has as a gfurther' object to provide' a corner con s'truction] wherein the principal connectingpieces can be stamped;

3 QI1; he Em@ a y e n otd The, invention hasfu'r are more particularlypointed out in theaci an sdes ri i n-' 5 L QR i s 1W ts?t e dr win stilT gr lg i pectiye View of, one term of de ice em-L;

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} Referring now to the drawings which illustrate one form of the invention particularly adapted for use with beds,.there is shown a Like "numerals refer 'to like parts through- I These wedge engaging parts'are so shaped as totem a"wedge' shaped opening between fshdw'ing the as connecting member (if Fig. H 13 substituted for the 'sheet metal member;

resume the insertion of the part4 in the enters the notch 112'as shown in Fig. 8. The

fdis ta nce -from"thebottomof the notch 12 to theb'ottoin of thepart 4 is such that when the portion of the member 1 at the top ofthe opening 2 is in contact with the'bottom of the notch 12, the piece 4 may be pushed throng-hfthe; opening 2.1j llhe device is then .-'lowered the portion'of the support 1 at the 1 bottom of'lthe openings 2; enters the 'l he cross bar connectmg member 13 is pro- "yided withan opening 14: into which is received the wedge. engaging pieces 5 and 6 jf'oftheisupport connecting member and in the parts,- the cross bar "connectng member is slipped over the pieces 5 and 6 sfshown 'inFig. 8. This cross bar connectsstr-ir g: 14 ste ton cs s fi i ld i E f g 2;; sss m i shown s bellow n is Open 'thepa rts Sand" 95 being-nearer the part t at the bottoin'than-atthetop. "lfhe parts '5 and 6 are providedwith'notches 11' and 12 to 'ngth a' 'tal fat the front 'zin ciis joroviiiedfat the and j bottom withriihefopeningsl and 16. The

rail connecting-member which connects the -rai1.17 with the support 1 consistsfoftwo' sheetmetal pieces; 18 end1,19. ioon nectedto: 5 gether between their ends by one; or more themiddle portion's18 and j19,j The end por tions 23 and are 7 fastenedto: the" part 525' I t bysuitable fastening deviees'26iand the-part "1 3 is attached to the rail I'Tbythe fgistening" t 1- ppnnect i g. m m ee a e' me f 7 F rgetalent andsfhapeibyme'afis'iof dies. ;,.TThis ftion 'whioh ma ty' be easily and assembledilg nd gdisassembled, lnste'adof -hav-' The us nd QP;

ziess mbling h piitsijfl P te with'fthesnp-f 51sthe n thelopening Qjfi S O 1 i3 lmm'ing V it l pwa dilytheeiige of theimeniber 1 V ;v-,e,bove the opening 2 passe s into lthe'gnotohes 12-.1' The lower ena of vthe pieoehiiisfthen on loweredto the position shown in Fig. 4. Y The v J ro b nc ne'ct ng m'en -bei" i h l-i5l d; '1

" 1 in position oyel thesupp ort-conneetingjnem ff of the rail eonneot'ing membef'are against .4 Iniview ioflthel n na ni f h engaging -nmhj i r ;bseniiheeis 5 is m de. pp ree" m mberse l hat;

whim uppo t'i nnect mmbe i an e 'g r i i find when position ;engag ing the hollow ikes-a h ep,-- tii ng z siefiectivevion sfi ii I "wbil ib e e ie gagsi the;=inner:figees,of the pieces and 81 her as meme i sen-fed initheopening'le of the o ross har con-- meeting? member Y13 and pushed downwardly vto the position shown in Figs. 1 and 12,thus

tightly forcingthe edges of j'the part. 25 the .edges'of theflcross bar connecting membelf. e 7 1' ii. i! t The cross hai-lzinletheQialilirefnowlfirmly eoniietfed with the support weight on thei rail' simply-tendstolniore tightlyj eonnect'the ,p arts together.- When it is desired to disassemble the parts, the rail l7v islmoved upwardly so as co move the -p artsr29 andg30 out-of 'engagement with thepalrts i' and 8 and disconnect such fpa tsfi Thelcross bar "con- Jwti Imembe is th i moi d ward SO gays tQfliSQODh'eCt it"fiomfthe supporit r o'nnect- 1 1g; inember '33. The. s pport, connecting memhe isthen reinoized ifroni the' snppo r't '1" ,bylifting inwardly-and the lower I w end outwardly as shown in FigIB. 'The'parts v -1- neeting'memwr areinserted in the opening I l 1 @155 at; the top; of gjthe; cross .bar ;oonneeting i membeliandf engage i the; v parts 7 ;;and S ot the asseimbld and iisisseinbiediin the rjs' ame lsd I claim:

1.. A Ifnrniture; eorne i "Cbnstifuczfibn comgpris'ing a'hollow suppoi'tfhziying' anopening zwedgea fiionisseeured which'foi cesiiheedgfi s ,"0f h6ePiQ Q-2 gain t edge te he'e j-bar connecting member 13,,as shown-{Fig in one "side thereofi; 'djsupport Leonnecting member having" a 'pa rtjidapted to be inserted in said openinglandg a' paigt whi'ch 'pi ojeots V, h p n d suppbr i nn c member Consisting of metal of js'ilbstantialiy :unifor'mthi ckness 'oompr'i'sii g a; hody portion the opening 'inithe'hollow support support beyond-{the opening airidgparts integfzil withthe.' loodyipoftionanii extending substantially atright angles theretqthegends ofsaia parts eiitena'in'g inwardly. substantialy t right wees-t sa pfi 't nd be n 1 anatedjby' a "space, a"1"ai1 "aj rail oonn'eotin "member" conneeted with fsqidjimil, lsegi'd 1 connecting "me ber {consistin of two-sheet 1 v e a v 'lpieces connected together between 'theii v a n rg-- zthe', a l. ctl 15.;tmemhe1:'oflijig. I

ends, one end of each sheet metilipieee being meeting me'mb .neete'd Withjthe middle fpoi'tions'fthereof "by s'p iiii 'b n ubf ti fly -r fw l jjthe' ietqand a," eonneoting pieceto' whigihisaid flatter-"ends are oonneetedfsaid'tonneeting in 3 one side -the reof, a, isuppoi't {c omareeting.

meniber "having a part adapted' ito be inserted in said opening and a, part c'h projects from the opening; said support Connecting member consisting. of metztho'f Zsiibstant'ially miiformthiekness' fcoiinpxisin'g aboiiyportion an d parts integral with the hoiy portion and extendingsubsta-ntialiy iii; rightengles there to, the ends{offseia paitsextending inwardly Substantially at right anglesto said parts and being-separated by a space,ra rail, a rail connecting member connected with said rail and having a portion which extends through the opening between said inwardly extending ends, said rail connecting member having outwardly extending ends which engage'the inner faces of the inwardly extending ends of the support connectingvmember, a cross bar connecting member having a topand a bottom and being provided at its top and bottom with openings into which the laterally bent ends of said railconnecting member are inserted in assembling the devi'ce.

m 3. ,A furniture corner construction comprising a hollow support having an opening in one side thereof, a support connecting I member having a part adapted to be inserted in said opening and projecting parts which project from the opening, a rail, a rail connecting member connected with said rail comprising two metal pieces connected together near their ends, one end of each piece extend-'7 ing laterally and engaging the engaging I pieces of the support connecting member, the portions of said metal pieces near the points where they are connected together extending v laterally substantially at right angles to the parts of said pieces which are connected to- 'gether, the ends of said pieces connected with said laterally bent portionsextending at an r I angle thereto and substantially parallel with I the portions of said pieces where they are con- I nected together, a connecting piece with which said latter ends are connected, said connecting pieces connected with said rail.

. Signed at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 28th dayof May, 1927.

7 J OSEPH A. BUTKUS.

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